Christopher
Murphy
PAge : 28Throws : L
#38
Chris Murphy
#38P
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2023-06-07
Born in : Mission Hills, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 3 | 0 | 4.81 | 33.2 | 35 | 1.43 |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 | 34.2 | 30 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4.91 | 47.2 | 49 | 1.41 |
| Career totals | 76 | 7 | 2 | 4.34 | 116.0 | 114 | 1.34 | |
ContractChicago White Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.81
FIP
4.35
xFIP
5.18
ERA-
116
WHIP
1.43
K%
23.3 %
BB%
10.7 %
Strikeouts
35
Innings
33.7
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Strikeouts
36
2026 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+5)
- 20230.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.4 per full season
- 20260.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+15 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
69
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 76
- STF
- Stuff
- 71
- CTL
- Control
- 67
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 74
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 63
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.2
#157 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
37 / 100
#165 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
44 / 100
Surplus $1.2M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.35 · RA9-WAR: -0.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.3 mi/h
70th percentile
K%
23.3 %
51th percentile
BB%
10.7 %
33th percentile
xERA
3.87
52th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.303
52th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.4 %
28th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CWS | 0.2 | 37 | 69 | 96.3 | 23.3 | 10.7 | 3.87 | .303 |
| 2025 | BOS | -0.2 | 19 | 62 | 94.3 | 20.3 | 13.5 | 3.99 | .310 |
| 2023 | BOS | 0.4 | 54 | 77 | 93.9 | 23.1 | 8.0 | 3.66 | .296 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs DET | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.81 |
| Sep 15 | @ CLE | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Sep 13 | @ STL | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.94 |
| Sep 9 | vs PIT | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.11 |
| Aug 6 | @ BOS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 |
| Aug 5 | @ BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.40 |
| Jul 30 | vs NYY | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 |
| Jul 29 | vs NYY | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.39 |
| Jul 27 | vs NYY | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 |
| Jul 26 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.32 |